Does Lowering ONE END of a CAR causes weight transfer towards this end?

[Wayne Cox]

At 08:36 AM 11/28/2002 -0600, Chris Pronios wrote:
>Any car with height-adjustable struts/springs. Does the weight
>distribution change if, say, the rear end only is lowered? Is there any
>weight transfer towards the back due to relocation of the Center of gravity?

Yes.

That's the real reason race cars all have adjustable springs.  You "corner
weight" it with a scale under each wheel and adjust to distribute the
weight optimally.

Another interesting weight distribution anomaly:  adding weight out beyond
an axle, like an intercooler, heavier battery or winch not only adds weight
to that axle, but jacks it off the opposite one.  So 10lbs of intercooler
might put 12lbs on the front wheels, and -2 on the rear (slightly
exaggerated numbers there, for illustration.)

    -Wayne    '91 NX2k - '93 NK2k - '92 SE-R parts car